California teachers of the year program award winner alan lawrence sitomer is acclaimed for his compelling stories set in gangplagu. This book is originally written by alan lawrence sitomer. In the final installment of his hoopster trilogy, sitomer delivers his darkest, most dramatic and. Sitomer is a nationally renowned speaker specializing in engaging reluctant readers who received the 2004 award for classroom excellence from the southern california teachers. Homeboyz is the final volume in his young adult trilogy of novels that began with the hoopster and hiphop high school. Alan lawrence sitomer boston small essential question conflict the homeboyz around teddy began to clear out a circle, a ring into which the two warriors could stand alone and battle like gladiators. When teddys little sister,tina,was gunned down in a driveby shooting, the gang members who rule the streets in the anderson familys rapidly deteriorat. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the homeboyz, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Homeboyz hoopster by alan lawrence sitomer fantastic fiction.
Alan is also the author of hiphop poetry and the classics, a text used in classrooms across the united states to engage disengaged students. Homeboyz is a 2007 young adult fiction novel written by california teacher alan lawrence sitomer. Alan lawrence sitomer born 1967 is californias teacher of the year 2007 and an author of young adult fiction, teacher methodology texts, and childrens literature. When teddy andersons little sister tina is gunned down randomly in a driveby shooting, the. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full access to all books. When teddy andersons little sister tina is gunned down randomly in a driveby shooting, the gangstas who rule the streets in the anderson familys rapidly deteriorating neighborhood dismiss the incident as just another case of rp, rtwrong place, wrong time.
The author of the book, alan lawrence sitomer, was californias 2007 teacher of the year. He has written several widely held books and has become nationally renowned for his successful work in secondary literacy instruction, particularly when it comes to engaging reluctant readers. Homeboyz, a realistic fiction novel written in 2007, by alan lawrence sitomer, provides an unbelievable insight on what daily life is like for teens growing up in innercity, gang infested towns. This book homeboyz written by alan lawrence sitomer is a very good book, it catches your attention in the first few pages. According to gangsta logic, tina doesnt even count as a statistic. Social themes general see also headings under family book. In the book homeboyz by alan lawrence sitomer, teddy andersons little sister tina is shot and killed in a gang related drive by shooting that had nothing to do. Explore alan s titles in detail by clicking on the buttons below the full list. It is obvious why my students enjoyed it so much and are desperately waiting for sitomer s next novel to. In alan sitomers book, homeboyz, sitomer presents us with a seventeen year old teenager named dixon theodore anderson aka teddywho suffers a big loss after gang members randomly gunned down tina teddys younger sister in a driveby shootingwhile she was getting an icecream. Seventeenyearold teddy anderson is best known by his street name tbear. This book was made a while ago, but i enjoy it so much because it relates to modern day times.
The book won the top ten picks for reluctant young adult readers award from the american library association in 2008. I read this book because someone had recommended it to me and said it was a great novel to read. When his sister is shot and killed in a gangland driveby shooting, teddy plots revenge, and the tension of this gritty and violent story lies in just. Homeboyz by alan lawrence sitomer little, brown books for. When teddy andersons little sister tina is gunned down randomly in a driveby shooting, the gangstas who rule the streets in the anderson familys rapidly. Regardless of these quibbles, i really enjoyed homeboyz. Homeboyz by alan lawrence sitomer by jego bautista on prezi. When his sister is shot and killed in a gangland driveby shooting, teddy plots revenge. To date, alan has authored more than 20 books with works ranging from hardhitting ya novels like caged warrior, homeboyz, and hiphop high school to humorous and warm childrens picture books such as daddies do it different, cindersmella and daddys zigzagging bedtime story.
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Buy homeboyz reprint by alan lawrence sitomer isbn. His youngest sister, tina, is shot on the corner of a high school. The story is set in california and the main character is a 17 year old african american kid named teddy anderson. The author of the book, alan lawrence sitomer, was californias 2007 teacher of. Alan lawrence sitomer is californias 2007 teacher of the year.
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